Risk
In simple terms, risk is the possibility of something bad happening. Risk involves uncertainty about the effects/implications of an activity with respect to something that humans value (such as health, well-being, wealth, property or the environment), often focusing on negative, undesirable consequences. Many different definitions have been proposed. The international standard definition of risk for common understanding in different applications is “effect of uncertainty on objectives”.The understanding of risk, the methods of assessment and management, the descriptions of risk and even the definitions of risk differ in different practice areas (business, economics, environment, finance, information technology, health, insurance, safety, security …
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WRI: World Resources Institute · 6 December 2023 English
This report systematizes the implementation process, challenges, learnings, and results of complete street interventions in eight cities from different regions of Brazil.
practices in Brazilian cities. This approach puts at risk people who use other travel modes, as well as those … land use, and the existence of people at social risk, among other items identified in the diagnosis …
UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 9 November 2023 English
UNEP is embarking on the development of a strategic foresight initiative and aims to establish an institutionalized approach to foresight and horizon scanning to develop an anticipatory and future oriented …
and adjust the initial identi�cation of emerging signals of change and provide information on regionally speci�c issues, risks …
WRI: World Resources Institute · 7 October 2023 English
This paper discusses WRI India Ross Center’s experience working in Bengaluru in order to understand the results of its deep engagement through the Sustainable Cities program. It captures a decade …
include speed and crash data analysis along high-risk corridors and around schools and transit stops; …
WRI: World Resources Institute · 7 October 2023
This paper discusses WRI’s experience working in Mexico City to understand the results of its deep engagement work in the city, starting as the Center for Sustainable Transportation (Centro de …
The convergence of multiple actors and interests led CTS to assign resources and to assume risks despite uncertainty around …
UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 2 October 2023 English
The seventh Adaptation Futures international conference series on global adaptation is being organized by Ouranos, in partnership with the Government of Canada and the World Adaptation Science Programme (WASP).
disasters are increasingly affecting African livelihoods, disproportionately impacting vulnerable groups and posing significant risks …
2 October 2023 English
One of the most important types of chemical weapons is nerve agents. In recent years, a group of the newest, most unknown, and at the same time the most common …
on the other hand, the existence of environmental hazards related to the storage of these weapons, cause to reduce the risks …
The Conference Board · 30 September 2023 English
multinationals operating and investing in China are facing a widening, rapidly changing and less predictable risk landscape driven by a combination of market, regulatory and economic factors; and because the deterioration … the answer to this question necessarily varies company-to-company and sector-to-sector, an effective risk management strategy requires a ‘whole-of-company’ approach that involves global headquarters and their …
widening, rapidly changing and less predictable risk landscape driven by a combination of market, regulatory … respond to them. Against this backdrop, how to de-risk China has become a topic of intense discussion at … facing a widening, rapidly changing and uncertain risk landscape. Not only are MNCs getting caught in the … invasion of Ukraine. Against this backdrop, how to de-risk China has become a topic of intense discussion at … company-to-company and sector-to-sector, an effective risk management strategy requires a ‘whole-of-company’ …
The Conference Board · 30 September 2023
Companies also expect it to spread: While the financial services industry, and large asset managers in particular, have borne the brunt of this pushback, a majority of companies we surveyed …
issues to begin with. Engage policymakers Given the risk of officials codifying anti-ESG sentiment in legislation …
The Conference Board · 29 September 2023 English
Functional background As boards look to diversify their composition, the percentage of directors who are active or former CEOs has decreased from 42 percent in 2018 to 41 percent in …
core business experience—either put the company at risk for decreased board performance and increased shareholder … critical issues driving board agendas—from strategy, risk, talent, and ESG, to data governance, audit quality …
ACAPS · 29 September 2023 English
UN agencies typically prioritise the communities’ active participation in the design, implementation, and INGOs received the majority of the funding and subcontracted Syrian organisations to monitoring, and evaluation of their …
Syria humanitarian response, LNGOs undergo rigorous risk and capacity assessments to determine the funding … interpreted these figures as reflective of donors’ risk appetite, with and, at times, LNGOs (KII 10/08/2023) … work of NGOs international responders tasked with risk management of the local context as well as the instead …
